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popularscreensaverssetup2.3.98.59.zrchr999.exe

My Web Search Bar Installer

Mindspark Interactive Network

This is the installer stub for the Mindspark (MyWebSearch.com/Ask) browser toolbar which provides the offer to the end user to install the toolbar and set the browser's search, home page and new tab to an Ask.com search destination. The application popularscreensaverssetup2.3.98.59.zrchr999.exe by Mindspark Interactive Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 16 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. This version of the installer will bundle a Mindspark/MyWebSearch Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension.
Publisher:
MyWebSearch.com  (signed by Mindspark Interactive Network)

Product:
My Web Search Bar Installer

Version:
2, 0, 0, 12

MD5:
9b6f2a033e4a23d8f06429b6f1dc044c

SHA-1:
ce19004111b0ff33528b45ce3b17065a5d16ba35

SHA-256:
5090ebed4ef0e3a1e8fa451f0c0ee0debcd989595a79da9d07d7421fe530bc0a

Scanner detections:
16 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles the Mindspark (MyWebSearch/Ask) toolbar, a web browser extension that will modify a user's search and home pages.

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 10:19:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.MyWebSearch
2014.10.19

avast!
Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP]
2014.9-151117

AVG
AdInstaller.FunWeb
2016.0.2923

Clam AntiVirus
Suspect.Adware.MWS
0.98/21411

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader9.53383
9.0.1.0321

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch (variant)
9.10584

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/FunWeb
11/17/2015

F-Prot
W32/Mywebsearch.A.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Adware.Mindspark
15.11.24

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.FunWeb
14.0.0.1108

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Mywebsearch.csowph
0.28.2.62671

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Mindspark.MindsparkInteractiveNetwork.Installer (M)
15.11.17.11

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.135419C2!324278722
23.00.65.151115

VIPRE Antivirus
MyWebSearch.J
34054

File size:
3.8 MB (4,000,968 bytes)

Product version:
2, 0, 0, 12

Copyright:
Copyright © 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

Original file name:
mwsSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\popularscreensaverssetup2.3.98.59.zrchr999.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mindspark Interactive Network

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/9/2012 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/6/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Mindspark Interactive Network, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Mindspark Interactive Network, L=White Plains, S=NewYork, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
098417F7EA6406EC7B320590E17A65B7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/10/2012 11:27:05 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:Lz/nIZJcjLfgtUupi63agw3dt5Z98GpoJve:LTWKjLfgmupjBwv5JpoJm

Entry address:
0x362D

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 44, 53, 56, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 34, 51, 40, 00, A3, 14, 6A, 40, 00, FF, 15, 8C, 50, 40, 00, 8B, 1D, 88, 50, 40, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 04, 6A, FF, FF, D3, 8A, 06, 57, 8B, 3D, 5C, 51, 40, 00, 3C, 22, 75, 1B, 56, FF, D7, 8B, F0, 8A, 06, 3C, 22, 74, 04, 84, C0, 75, F1, 80, 3E, 22, 75, 15, 56, FF, D7, 8B, F0, EB, 0E, 3C, 20, 7E, 0A, 56, FF, D7, 8B, F0, 80, 3E, 20, 7F, F6, 8A, 06, 84, C0, 74, 04, 3C, 20, 7E, E1, 83, 65, E8, 00, 8D, 45, BC, 50, FF, 15, 84, 50, 40, 00, E8, 2D, 00, 00, 00, F6, 45...
 
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Entropy:
7.9766

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
16 KB (16,384 bytes)

The file popularscreensaverssetup2.3.98.59.zrchr999.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://ak.exe.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/mindspark/.../PopularScreensaversSetup2.3.98.59.ZRchr999.exe

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to www187.mindspark.com  (74.113.233.187:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to anx.mindspark.com  (74.113.233.187:80)

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